One thing we love about living in the Pacific Northwest is the mild climate. For many months of the year, from spring through fall, we go weeks or months at a time without turning on the heat or air conditioning for our home.
Of course, our frugal nature leads us to tolerate some discomfort in order to save on energy costs. Coupled with the mild summers, we use our air conditioning only a few days each summer. On very cold winter days we supplement our heat with our wood stove downstairs.
Since mid to late August, our heat pump has sat idle these past 8 weeks or more. We were trying to hold out until November 1 but didn’t quite make it. On Oct. 30 the low dropped to 28 degrees, and we awoke to 59 degrees in the house. So I threw in the towel and turned on the heat.
Today we had enough sunshine that we reached 70 degrees inside, while our setting was 67 degrees. So I think we are still doing quite well with economizing on energy costs.
I could have waited!!